The negative side of dressing different in a non Muslim country

[Terrywoodenpic]

I'd like to see suits and ties fall by the wayside someday. We're still dressing like we did back in the 1950s.

We did manage to lose the hats eventually.

In the future, we may all be wearing something like this:

Practical, yet stylish.

The wearing of hats which was once almost universal has reduced to some baseball caps and the odd flat hat, both of which look odd with a suit.

 

[epronovost]

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While there is indeed nothing wrong with those clothing per say, they would indeed look out of place in a non-Muslim country, especially one with a temperate-cold and humid climate. It's basically branding yourself as "an odd person who is counter-current". Religious zealots, even though most are non-violent and very nice, are seen with suspicion in secular society where such behavior is rare. Add to that a climate of fear surrounding religiously motivated violence and you indeed paint yourself as a potential suspect. Being watched by law enforcement is one thing, but that doesn't mean they have the right to stop you, track you in all your movements and generally harass you. Be prepared to defend your rights. Wearing your faith on your sleeves is perfectly fine.

 

[Spirit of Light]

While there is indeed nothing wrong with those clothing per say, they would indeed look out of place in a non-Muslim country, especially one with a temperate-cold and humid climate. It's basically branding yourself as "an odd person who is counter-current". Religious zealots, even though most are non-violent and very nice, are seen with suspicion in secular society where such behavior is rare. Add to that a climate of fear surrounding religiously motivated violence and you indeed paint yourself as a potential suspect. Being watched by law enforcement is one thing, but that doesn't mean they have the right to stop you, track you in all your movements and generally harass you. Be prepared to defend your rights. Wearing your faith on your sleeves is perfectly fine.

Luckily for me I do not have to defend my self because if someone are against me or how i dress, i can have a talk with them about why, and as i write in the OP, i adapt in the way that where i can not wear the clothes i want to, i would not do it anymore.

I believe religious practice means to also adapt to the situation wherever we go.

 

[epronovost]

Luckily for me I do not have to defend my self because if someone are against me or how i dress, i can have a talk with them about why, and as i write in the OP, i adapt in the way that where i can not wear the clothes i want to, i would not do it anymore.

I believe religious practice means to also adapt to the situation wherever we go.

Talking to people is a method of defending yourself. It's just in case you were literally harassed by the police.

 

[Spirit of Light]

Talking to people is a method of defending yourself. It's just in case you were literally harassed by the police.

They only stopped me asking why I was wearing the clothes I was, and I answered that I felt comfortable wearing them as a Sufi (had to explain what Sufism is) And they asked if I was a radical or peaceful Muslim. When I answered peaceful and nonviolent they were ok with my answers. Police In Norway is the good guys in my view

 

[crossfire]

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Could you post a picture of typical men's clothing in Norway for comparison? (All I can picture in my mind for Norwegian clothing are the beautiful sweaters.) As an American, the type of dress you posted doesn't seem too far out of the ordinary.

 

[Spirit of Light]

Could you post a picture of typical men's clothing in Norway for comparison? (All I can picture in my mind for Norwegian clothing are the beautiful sweaters.) As an American, the type of dress you posted doesn't seem too far out of the ordinary.

 

[crossfire]

Ahh, wear the Muslim trousers with your most comfortable European shirt and a stocking cap. Maybe you will start a new fashion trend.

 

[Spirit of Light]

Ahh, wear the Muslim trousers with your most comfortable European shirt and a stocking cap. Maybe you will start a new fashion trend.

Hehe Maybe

 

[Mock Turtle]

We are reasonably tolerant here in the UK, and most people will not be accosted or criticised for whatever they wear, but I think the burqa and niqab might be seen as emblematic of intolerant regimes or beliefs, as in some majority Muslim countries, and hence why they might be disapproved of, particularly when it has taken so many years for females to get to where they are today - as to freedoms of expression and behaviour. And where males and females in general would not want to slide back into the past.

 

[Twilight Hue]

You will feel at home once you make your pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia.

 

[Spirit of Light]

You will feel at home once you make your pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia.

That is true, if everything goes well I will go there next year.